Question 1

Which of the following statements describes why particulates with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres are particularly dangerous?

Accepted Answer

A) They are chemically neutralized by dissolved carbon dioxide. 
B) They absorb ultraviolet radiations effectively. 
C) They dissolve easily in water. 
D) They can penetrate deep into the lungs. 
A) They are chemically neutralized by dissolved carbon dioxide. 
B) They absorb ultraviolet radiations effectively. 
C) They dissolve easily in water. 
D) They can penetrate deep into the lungs.

Question 2

Which of the following terms applies to acid rain?

Accepted Answer

A) dry deposition 
B) wet deposition 
C) acid fog 
D) sour rain 
A) dry deposition 
B) wet deposition 
C) acid fog 
D) sour rain

Question 3

Which of the following results from increased numbers of aerosols in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Fewer condensation nuclei are available. 
B) More shortwave radiation is reflected from clouds. 
C) More precipitation is produced from clouds. 
D) More ozone is depleted from the ozone layer. 
A) Fewer condensation nuclei are available. 
B) More shortwave radiation is reflected from clouds. 
C) More precipitation is produced from clouds. 
D) More ozone is depleted from the ozone layer.

Question 4

An important natural source of which of the following chemicals comes from volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

A) ozone 
B) benzene 
C) carbon monoxide 
D) sulphur dioxide 
A) ozone 
B) benzene 
C) carbon monoxide 
D) sulphur dioxide

Question 5

What causes acid rain? What are some of the environmental concerns associated with acid rain? Are problems with acid rain confined to a small area, or do they extend over a large region?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What causes acid rain? What are some...

Question 6

Mixing
Refer to the figure below.  
-How many metres thick is the mixing depth?

Accepted Answer

A) about 0 m 
B) about 100 m 
C) about 200 m 
D) about 400 m 
A) about 0 m 
B) about 100 m 
C) about 200 m 
D) about 400 m

Question 7

List some of the ways that pollutants are removed from the atmosphere. Does this occur quickly or slowly?

Accepted Answer

Pollutants are removed from the atmosphe

Question 8

Which of the following toxic gases was an important component of London's smoke fogs?

Accepted Answer

A) radon 
B) sulphur dioxide 
C) carbon monoxide 
D) ozone 
A) radon 
B) sulphur dioxide 
C) carbon monoxide 
D) ozone

Question 9

Which of the following is an accurate statement about carbon monoxide?

Accepted Answer

A) It replaces oxygen in the blood's hemoglobin. 
B) It is removed quickly from the atmosphere. 
C) Roughly half the atmospheric CO is produced by industrial processes. 
D) It is produced by photosynthesis. 
A) It replaces oxygen in the blood's hemoglobin. 
B) It is removed quickly from the atmosphere. 
C) Roughly half the atmospheric CO is produced by industrial processes. 
D) It is produced by photosynthesis.

Question 10

Which of the following statements describes an urban heat island?

Accepted Answer

A) Conservation techniques are used to reduce energy consumption in urban areas. 
B) Air temperatures are warmer in urban areas than in surrounding rural areas. 
C) Factories are situated in a single location downwind from urban areas. 
D) Energy use is concentrated in urban areas. 
A) Conservation techniques are used to reduce energy consumption in urban areas. 
B) Air temperatures are warmer in urban areas than in surrounding rural areas. 
C) Factories are situated in a single location downwind from urban areas. 
D) Energy use is concentrated in urban areas.

Question 11

Mixing
Refer to the figure below.  
-As a result of country breezes, which of the following tends to happen to pollutants in the urban air?

Accepted Answer

A) They are concentrated. 
B) They are pushed to higher altitudes. 
C) They are pushed to rural areas. 
D) They are diluted. 
A) They are concentrated. 
B) They are pushed to higher altitudes. 
C) They are pushed to rural areas. 
D) They are diluted.

Question 12

Describe how the use of a tall smokestack might improve air quality in the vicinity of a large industrial facility.

Accepted Answer

The use of a tall smoke stack can improv

Question 13

How can topography contribute to pollution in a city or region?

Accepted Answer

Topography can contribute to pollution i

Question 14

Which of the following describes the main source of smoke in London prior to and during the industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) coal combustion 
B) exhaust from diesel engines 
C) trash fires 
D) factories in Eastern Europe 
A) coal combustion 
B) exhaust from diesel engines 
C) trash fires 
D) factories in Eastern Europe

Question 15

Which of the following situations probably results in a fairly long period of polluted conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) persistent winds 
B) subsidence inversion 
C) radiation inversion 
D) overcast skies 
A) persistent winds 
B) subsidence inversion 
C) radiation inversion 
D) overcast skies

Question 16

Explain why locating industrial facilities on the perimeter of a city might not always prevent air pollution in the city.

Accepted Answer

Locating industrial facilities on the pe

Question 17

Which of the following gases is produced naturally in the stratosphere and is also a primary component of photochemical smog in polluted air at the surface?

Accepted Answer

A) carbon dioxide 
B) nitrogen dioxide 
C) ozone 
D) carbon monoxide 
A) carbon dioxide 
B) nitrogen dioxide 
C) ozone 
D) carbon monoxide

Which of the following statements describes why particulates with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres are particularly dangerous?

Which of the following terms applies to acid rain?

Which of the following results from increased numbers of aerosols in the atmosphere?

An important natural source of which of the following chemicals comes from volcanoes?

What causes acid rain? What are some of the environmental concerns associated with acid rain? Are problems with acid rain confined to a small area, or do they extend over a large region?

Mixing Refer to the figure below. -How many metres thick is the mixing depth?

List some of the ways that pollutants are removed from the atmosphere. Does this occur quickly or slowly?

Which of the following toxic gases was an important component of London's smoke fogs?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about carbon monoxide?

Which of the following statements describes an urban heat island?

Mixing Refer to the figure below. -As a result of country breezes, which of the following tends to happen to pollutants in the urban air?

Describe how the use of a tall smokestack might improve air quality in the vicinity of a large industrial facility.

How can topography contribute to pollution in a city or region?

Which of the following describes the main source of smoke in London prior to and during the industrial revolution?

Which of the following situations probably results in a fairly long period of polluted conditions?

Explain why locating industrial facilities on the perimeter of a city might not always prevent air pollution in the city.

Which of the following gases is produced naturally in the stratosphere and is also a primary component of photochemical smog in polluted air at the surface?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

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Exam 18: Global Climate

Which of the following statements describes why particulates with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres are particularly dangerous?

Which of the following terms applies to acid rain?

Which of the following results from increased numbers of aerosols in the atmosphere?

An important natural source of which of the following chemicals comes from volcanoes?

What causes acid rain? What are some of the environmental concerns associated with acid rain? Are problems with acid rain confined to a small area, or do they extend over a large region?

Mixing Refer to the figure below. -How many metres thick is the mixing depth?

List some of the ways that pollutants are removed from the atmosphere. Does this occur quickly or slowly?

Which of the following toxic gases was an important component of London's smoke fogs?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about carbon monoxide?

Which of the following statements describes an urban heat island?

Mixing Refer to the figure below. -As a result of country breezes, which of the following tends to happen to pollutants in the urban air?

Describe how the use of a tall smokestack might improve air quality in the vicinity of a large industrial facility.

How can topography contribute to pollution in a city or region?

Which of the following describes the main source of smoke in London prior to and during the industrial revolution?

Which of the following situations probably results in a fairly long period of polluted conditions?

Explain why locating industrial facilities on the perimeter of a city might not always prevent air pollution in the city.

Which of the following gases is produced naturally in the stratosphere and is also a primary component of photochemical smog in polluted air at the surface?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Air Pollution

Filters